There is a vast difference between an organ such as a heart, a kidney or a liver and fetal tissue suitable for transplantation. I can understand some one selling a kidney or someone murdering for a healthy heart but while I'm not a physician nor am I stepped in the"fetal tissue debate",I do believe that a single transplanation requires some 8-10 healthy fetuses between 8-12 weeks of development.The tissue, even if healthy, would only be "good" for a short time.This would require some 30 or so women to abort at about the time to have available 8-10 fetuses. Further I would remind Mary Ann and others to remember that fetal tissue research is not solely focused on parkinson disease, but rather has equal value to other people with other serious diseases/ disorders and that includes children's diseases [and injuries such as burns].For Mary Ann to note that she "believes" that she read that "the recipient had PD".does a great disservice to those of us who struggle to make the best of each day. George Lussier {glussier@ultranet,com [log in to unmask]